Plant database

Cotoneaster

Water below

24%

Healthy band 30% to 75%

Needs wateringJust watered

Drought tolerant once settled. Water a young plant to establish it, then only in long dry spells.

Once established this plant rarely needs watering. Alerts are worth acting on mainly in a long dry spell or in its first year.

A versatile shrub from ground cover to hedging, with berries loved by birds.